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Pennsylvania Task Force Urges Tax Breaks for Flood Damage, Mitigation and Insurance

Pennsylvania lawmakers should consider granting homeowners tax breaks for water damage expenses, mitigation and repair costs, and flood insurance premiums, according to a new state report. Those are several of the recommendations by a task force that studied ways to …

FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible

WASHINGTON — As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax …

New Pass-Through Tax Guidance Now Expected by End of July

U.S. Treasury Department rules outlining which businesses structured as S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies can claim a 20 percent tax deduction are likely to be delayed until the end of July, according to a senior administration official. The …

Federal Debt Negotiators Eye Limiting Health Insurance Tax Break

Limiting the tax break for employer-provided health insurance became a bargaining chip on Friday in congressional negotiations to beat an Aug. 2 deadline for averting a U.S. default. “Limiting the deduction for the higher income brackets is something that is …